Section 7-13-04-01 - Marking of productsAll custom-exempt plants are required to mark all custom-exempt meat and meat food products, other than poultry, with the words "NOT FOR SALE", stamped in block letters. The letters must be at least three-eighths of one inch [0.95 centimeter] in height. Custom slaughtered poultry must be marked with the owner's or processor's name and address and the statement "Exempted - P.L. 90-492." Stamps, brands, and marks for custom-exempt meat and meat food product identification must be preapproved by the department.
1. Each side, quarter, or other part of a carcass, including detached organs or custom slaughtered or custom processed animals, not including poultry, must be legibly marked immediately after slaughter or, if the animal is not slaughtered at the plant, at the time the meat enters the plant for processing.2. All boxes, cartons, packages, or containers of custom processed meat or meat food products, not including poultry, must be marked at the time of packaging with the name of the facility, or the registration number assigned by the department, with the words "NOT FOR SALE" at least three-eighths of one inch [0.95 centimeter] in height set forth in block letters.3. All boxes, cartons, packages, or containers of custom slaughtered poultry or poultry food products must be marked at the time of packaging with the name and address of the owner or processor and the statement "Exempted - P.L. 90-492."N.D. Admin Code 7-13-04-01
Effective August 1, 2000; amended effective January 1, 2004.General Authority: NDCC 36-24-04
Law Implemented: NDCC 36-24-04, 36-24-07